NOT safety.

Well, we have enough bodies there… I like this competition that’s brewing at the nickel and dime CB spot… Makes for a better secondary.

At the time of the pick, I wrote: “The first pick I’m not a fan of.” (Note: it was the first comment in the thread and I didn’t say FIRST!, (looking at you here MRW.))

I said that with the assumption that Will James was signed to a two year deal for the purpose of keeping him on the roster. I guess looking back the signing of James makes less sense then the drafting of Corner.

I mean if he’s playing that well, and Youboty comes back and plays excellently too, and both of them lock up the Nickle and Dime spots, I don’t see Florence lasting on our team. We released James last year because Youboty and McKelvin showed that they could handle nickle and die duties, it’s not unthinkable that it would happen two year in a row.

I love Florence’s enthousiams for being a Bill, but he might very well be on thin ice if he doesn’t step up as well. And if he does, then we have probably the most envious group of DB’s in the league.

This year is deffinatly going to be fun to watch.

The undersized guys tend to look better with the pads off. At this point last offseason, Derek Schouman was one of the guys who was really impressing. Smaller rookie WRs always get positive OTA reports too. Anytime a smaller player looks good in OTAs, I either ignore it or make a mental note to watch for similiar reports during training camp. I’ll be very surprised Corner wins a role over a healthy Youboty.

A third of you guys really think Corner will be our third best CB this year?

the selection was immediately met with huge heaps of skepticism, criticism and cynicism by the Bills’ fan base

when Youboty is on the field he has debatably played like a starter. He is a great tackler and hits hard. He also seems to get a good read on plays and diagnoses them quickly. He is without a doubt in my mind our best option at nickle. Unfortunately hes injury prone like crazy. Personally, I don’t trust Drayton Florence. He got burned last year. I’d go Youboty – Corner – Florence.

My opinion is that, when healthy, Youboty has earned the nod. A great open field tackler, coaching staff seems confident enough of such to blitz him here and there – but……trouble staying healthy for whatever reason. Deserves the benefit of the doubt, I think, till proven otherwise.

Corner – it happens every year. Particularly within the Bills faithful. If a draft pick doesn’t produce immediate All Pro nods, he’s worthless. The Bills drafted him when they did for a reason – my guess is that while undersized, he was a interception machine in college.
Same with Byrd. So many complain about the Bills not producing turnovers, but are also willing to write off any player who doesn’t pick 12 in his first year, and are bitterly unwilling to admit that the Bills may be trying to address the deficiency.

Same with Chris Ellis and to a lesser degree, Derek Fine.. So their first seasons were a wash. So was Pat Williams. So was Eric Moulds. So was Andre Reed’s. Thurman’s rookie year was pretty pedestrian compared to expectations.

I don’t put a lot of stock in people running around in underwear, either. But, perhaps its reasonable to give them the benefit of the doubt. There is good talent on this team. WR are deep, CB is deep, S is deep, RB is deep, LB is strong. Both lines need a touch of luck.

If Edwards takes a big step forward, i see good things. if not, another year of eck.

I probably yelled about the pick at some point after last year’s draft, but I gradually accepted it. So much so, that at the beginning of this off-season, I began to tell my friends who aren’t smart enough to visit this site that I thought Corner and Fine would be valuable contributors this season. It’s that whole darn “they get better after the first season” thing I believe in so much.

I liked a possible Florence signing last year. He [….] the bed in Jax though, and I’m not so high on him now.

I’m also back to not being crazy about Youboty. I have yo-yo’d on this kid back to his original draft announcement. He grew on me some last off-season, and into the beginning of the regular season. Never did I realize the severity of this last foot injury though. I know how to wear scrubs, but I’m no doctor. If you asked me, I’d say this is the kind of injury that will nag him, nag him again, maybe nag him so more, nag a little, nag a little, be healthy, and then nag him again throughout the season.

Back to Corner. I wouldn’t mind seeing him win the nickel back role. Only of course, if it is deserved. He’s got a leg up on Florence by being in the system for a year, and who knows how long it’ll be before Youboty gets back on the field. Given his “hot” start, I’d say that job might be his to lose…

I’d just love to see the D backfield produce more picks. Don’t care who does it, or how it happens.

My take – i think Florence will go the way of Will James – or whatever his name was at the date of cut. a moderate veteran brought in to drive the young kids.

I think Byrd will be starting at FS by week 3 and never look back. Some db’s just have a knack for INTS and i think he does.

much ado and venom has been aimed at jauron for drafting cbs. but if you look at the contract expiration dates, and face the Patsies twice a year – it makes good sense.

the offseason on whole – i think the Bills took a long hard look at their biggest problem – winning within their division – and did a damn good job of trying to address it. lets see if it plays out on the field.

go bills.

Right up until he got hurt, not only did Youboty look like a starter, he looked liked the team’s best DB. I’d love to see him return to that form. After so much time off the field, we’ll have to wait and see.

All last season I said Corner would contribute. Towards the end, he did. Yes, he was behind, but everybody seems to give Poz a break on being behind. Corner will continue to contribute solidly this coming year, barring injury – that is, barring injury to himself. If others get injured, he’ll contribute more.

Just think of how much more solid we’de be at other positions if we spent some of our many draft picks a year on the lines and not on more CB’s